Diaper.



4PAJrBNTBD A443124, 1903;

P. L. 1mm

DIAPER.

, APPLIUATIONFILED JUNE 14, 1902. mi 110ML..`

` Witwen lowing is a specification."

` showing the method of fastening the several stantially triangularcloth A'with one straight to the band 5 of the diaper and the seam4`per- UNITED STATES FRANCES LOUISE REID OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DIAPER.V

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,306, dated. March24, 1903.

Application tied June 14, 1902.

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, FRANCES LOUISE Rs1n,a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Diapers, ofwhich the fol- My invention relates to diapers suitable for children;and the objects of the invention are to render such diapers pinless, tomake them more readily adj ustable,` to make them adjustable by strings,to provide an exterior part suitable for inclusion of waterproof pads orabsorbent pads, and to improve such articles generally.

To these ends the invention consists of the construction, arrangement,and combination of the parts, as are herein set forth, and illustratedin the drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is an inside View of a diaper constructed according to myinvention unfastened and lying open, with part broken away to assist inshowing the construction. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line :ca: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the edges, out of thehem of which extends a tyingstring. Fig. -1 is an outward rear side viewof the upper or band. portion of the diaper. Fig. 5 is a generaldiagrammatic view showing the twoprincipal Vcomponent parts and themethod of joining them together. Fig. 6 is a View of one of my diapersclosed and parts. A

Similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding partsthroughout'tlie several views. i j j Referring to the drawings, 1denotes a subside and two curved sides, a wide-open hem or band 5extending along the straight side thereof and open hems 10 10 along theother sides thereof.

To the center of the cloth 1 is fastened an additional cloth 2 by meansof two seams 3 and 4, the seam 3 being substantially parallel pendicularto the seam 3. The said cloth 2 is constructed with flaps 16, 17 and 18,which are folded inwardly, so as to lie within the triangular form ofthe cloth 1. The band 5 is constructed from a wide hem carrying a p wardthrough an eyelet-hole.

ends of the tying-string 13 are additional ty-A the band onthe wearer.

serial No. 111.695. (No model strong string 13, fastened near the middle20 and having each of its ends extending out- Opposite the ing-strings11 and 12, arranged, respectively, to be tied to an end of the string13. The

4band 5 is rfurther provided with a button 6 and a buttonhole 7 for thepurpose of closing Thethird angle of the diaper is secured to the' samebutton by means of the buttonhole 6.- In the hems 10 10' are additionaltying-strings 8 8', extending out through eyelet-holes, similar to thetyingstring 13. These tying-strings, as is apparent, when the diaper isplaced in position are designed to have their ends tied at the loops ,21and 22, thus making adjustable openings in the vicinities of lO 10'. Thetying-string A13 likewise has its ends tied to the cords 11 and 12,forming the bow-knots 14: and 15 at the leftA and right sides,respectively, causing the gathers 19 in the band 'thereof, whereby theband is adjusted according to the requirements before it is buttoned.

In using the device any additional absorbent, padding, or waterproofmaterial may be placed within the flaps 16, 17, and 18 and are by theconstruction thus held in position. The article may of course also beused without any additional padding, if desired. The band is ofcourseadj usted to the proper length beforeloeing buttoned, and the legadjustments are regulated by the strings 8 and 8'.

Having thus described my invention, I do not wish to be confined to theexact construction set forth, as it is evident that the details Ymay bevaried without departing from the spirit of my invention-as, forinstance, the edges of the flaps 17 and-18 might be con nected so as toform a sort of pocket of 'those two iiaps for the purpose of insertingabsorbent material. Other variations might be resorted to withoutdeparting from the general spirit of my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein described diaper substantially triangular in form havingopen hems in each of the three sides thereof, adrawingstring inserted ineach of the said hems, the ends of said drawing-strings extendingoutward through slits, whereby each of the three IOO sides may be adjusted to the wearer, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

2. The herein described pinless diaper comprised in a` substantiallytriangular cloth 1 having open hems at the three sides thereof, asupplemental cloth 2 secured to the central part thereof,drawing-Strings inserted in the hems of the three sides of the cloth 1aforesaid, the ends of said strings arranged to be tied for the purposeof adjusting the diaper, substantially as specified.

3. In a diaper the combination with a main triangular part having openhems and drawing-strings inserted therein, of a supplemental partcomposed of a plurality of flaps centrally attached to the said mainpart,'and the said iiaps arranged to be folded inwardly so as to beincluded within the area of the main part, substantially as and for thepurpose specied.

4. In a triangular diaper of the kind described, its three sides havingopen hems, drawing-strings inserted therein, one of the saiddrawing-strings arranged to adjust the cloth of the diaper around thewaist of the wearer, and thehother two strings arranged to adjust thecloth of the diaper around the legs of the wearer, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCES LOUISE REID.

Witnesses:

D. G. MORAN, WM. J. REID.

